The Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera, proposed at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environmental held recently in Parliament to establish a special unit that can act expeditiously and efficiently in the current context of controversy in the country regarding the destruction of the environment.

Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara asserted that a separate panel, committee, and a team of STF members have been appointed to investigate environmental damage including deforestation.

Kalutara District Cricket Association (KDCA) under the patronage of Sri Lanka Cricket, commenced a ‘Talent Hunt’ program to search potential cricketers, covering both Men’s and Women’s Cricket.

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga stated that assertions regarding the privatization of the PCR laboratory at the airport are baseless.